Intro Power Inclusive Future For All FY23 Purpose Report | 54 Looking Ahead Learning and digital skills Many people have the talent and drive to succeed in technology careers but need help developing the right skills to pursue job opportunities. Cisco Networking Academy, one of Cisco’s signature social impact programs, empowers learners with in-demand tech skills and bridges CISCO NETWORKING the education-employment divide. ACADEMY As one of the world’s longest-standing IT skills-to-jobs programs, 47 Cisco Networking Academy o昀昀ers world-class learning products courses o昀昀ered through a robust partner ecosystem. We provide IT courses and operate a web-scale platform, collaborating with an unmatched in up to ecosystem of 11,700 academies. This approach meets learners 27 where they are, whether through a high school, vocational college, languages university, correctional facility, nonpro昀椀t, or independent learning through our Skills for All platform. We focus not just on skills, but on providing resources to support people on their career journeys, 16.8% connecting students to job opportunities. growth in student While core in-demand tech skills aligned to globally recognized participants since FY22 certi昀椀cations—such as Cisco Certi昀椀ed Support Technician (CCST) Security, CCST Networking, Cisco Certi昀椀ed Network Associate We also use AI-based features to enhance the learning experience. (CCNA), CyberOps Associate, and DevNet Associate—remain a For instance, our Skills for All platform uses AI to assess learners’ Learn more about Cisco priority, we also understand the evolving needs of learners in the competencies both at the start of and during their courses. Through Networking Academy. digital landscape. In 昀椀scal 2023, the program continued to expand a feature called “My Knowledge Check,” learners can evaluate their our learning portfolio with subjects like entrepreneurship, English for skill mastery throughout a course. Using an adaptive assessment to Networking IT, cybersecurity, data science, and programming. This helps equip Academy e昀케ciently determine their pro昀椀ciency across a large amount of course learners with critical skills to support work in AI and thrive in the content, learners can identify their strengths and areas that may ever-changing digital world. require more attention.